spookier; spookiest
1
: strange, unsettling, or frightening in a way that suggests the supernatural : eerie, uncanny
[Caroline] Shaw's composition … is a mysterious and densely layered four-movement work … with vocalization and spookier in-between sounds that originate deep in the throat: moans, gasps, exhalations of breath.—
Gia Kourlas
Gia KourlasOlivia Wilde's new film … owes a debt to many spooky dramas about the dark side of the suburbs—think The Stepford Wives, with even more of a sci-fi edge.—David Sims
David Sims
sometimes, specifically
: relating to, resembling, or suggesting ghosts or spooks
Spooky stories of Hawaiian night marchers (ghosts of warriors and chiefs) lurking around bushes and walking the trail are often told, but these haunted tales are not true, according to Lopaka Kapanui, a Native Hawaiian master storyteller … —Christina Hitt
Christina Hitt Synonyms
Examples of spooky in a Sentence
The music was pretty spooky.
a spooky horse shying at shadows
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Halloween has passed, and spooky season has officially ended.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Nov. 2024
While spooky season has officially ended, some horror movies like Smile 2 and Heretic are still playing.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Night two gets a little scary at the famously haunted ship with a Spooktacular Bazaar aboard the ship, showcasing local vendors specializing in year-round spooky creations.
—Richard Guzman, Orange County Register, 25 Nov. 2024
Joanna Jacobo Rivera Skinwalkers to La Llorona:Arizona's 10 most enduring legends and spooky stories
The street-style dance scene is incredible
In my last semester of college, a friend introduced me to freestyle.
—Becky Bartkowski, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Nov. 2024
While spooky season has officially ended, some horror movies like Smile 2 and Heretic are still playing.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Night two gets a little scary at the famously haunted ship with a Spooktacular Bazaar aboard the ship, showcasing local vendors specializing in year-round spooky creations.
—Richard Guzman, Orange County Register, 25 Nov. 2024
Joanna Jacobo Rivera Skinwalkers to La Llorona:Arizona's 10 most enduring legends and spooky stories
The street-style dance scene is incredible
In my last semester of college, a friend introduced me to freestyle.
—Becky Bartkowski, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Spooky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spooky. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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spooky
adjective
spookier; spookiest
1
: relating to, resembling, or suggesting ghosts
spooky houses
2
: skittish sense 2
a spooky horse
spookiness
noun
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